Corporation
Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
- Meetings this Parliament
- 0
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 148
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 11, 2024.
Lobbying by Wal-Mart Canada Corp.: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (corporation) In effect since Oct 16, 2026
Filed by Venessa Yates, President and CEO
Lobbyists
- Alex Gray · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
- Bryan MacLeod · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
- Nick Ritcey · Senior Manager, Public Affairs
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Steeve Azoulay · Senior Director, Public Affairs
Former public office holder
Formerly Policy Advisor, Department of Justice, Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2004–2006)
- Venessa Yates · President and CEO
Institutions they may lobby: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Halifax Port Authority, Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Montreal Port Authority, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan), Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Toronto Port Authority, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
What they're lobbying on (8)Hide details
- Communicate with government on issues of importance for Canadian retailers, including global supply and domestic chain management, consumer issues, food security, organized retail crime and violence against frontline workers, health and wellness, the future of work, and the economic growth
- Monitor and participate in the government’s financial services consultations.
- Monitor and participate in discussions related to federal policies and programs relevant to retail and ecommerce, pharmacies, and supply chain management in general.
- Increase awareness of Walmart’s investments in Canada.
- Increase awareness of Walmart’s environmental and sustainability objectives, including the reduction of plastic waste, electric vehicles, and conservation.
- Increase awareness of Walmart’s commitment to corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Communicate with officials on opportunities to expand federal skills and training programs to support careers in the retail, transportation, and logistics industries.
- Communicate with officials on immigration policies and programs, and opportunities to collaborate in support of refugee resettlement.
Registration 960556-369075-24. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
SpreadsheetFiled by Gonzalo Gebara (80), Jp Suarez (48), Horacio Barbeito (20).
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Blake Oliver · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
Consumer IssuesImmigrationIndustryLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Alan Ning · Regional Advisor, Ontario, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
ImmigrationLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Francis Drouin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
ImmigrationLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- James Maloney · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Pam Damoff · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Economic DevelopmentJustice and Law EnforcementLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Anna Roberts · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentImmigrationTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Peter Schiefke · Member of Parliament
Consumer IssuesImmigrationLabourRegional DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Bernadette Clement · Senator, Senate of Canada
ImmigrationJustice and Law EnforcementLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Marie-France Lalonde · Member of Parliament
- Cid Cabillan · Issues Manager, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Consumer IssuesImmigrationLabourRegional DevelopmentTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Dan Muys · Member of Parliament
ImmigrationLabourTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Ryan Williams · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
ImmigrationTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Peter Harder · Senator, Senate of Canada
International RelationsInternational Trade
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Jim Carr · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Justice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Colin Deacon · Senator, Senate of Canada
EnvironmentRegional Development
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Paul Halucha · Associate Deputy Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada
Employment and TrainingEnvironmentImmigrationTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Peter Fonseca · Member of Parliament
EnvironmentImmigrationIndustryTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Jim Quinn · Senator, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentImmigrationTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Elliott Lockington · Chief of Staff to the Associate Minister of Finance & Minister of Tourism, Finance Canada (FIN)
Taxation and Finance
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Randy Hoback · Member of Parliament
International TradeTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Guy Gallant · Chief of Staff to the Minister of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Official Languages, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Economic DevelopmentEnvironment
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Elizabeth Marshall · Senator, Senate of Canada
Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentTransportation
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Nick Leswick · Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada (FIN)
- Rhys Mendes · Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)
AgricultureEmployment and TrainingImmigrationLabour
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Jenna Sudds · Member of Parliament
Economic DevelopmentEnvironmentJustice and Law Enforcement
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Reported by Jp Suarez · In-house (corporation)
- Terry Duguid · MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Economic DevelopmentEnvironment
From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.